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三下五除二
Mandarin · pinyin sān xià wǔ chú èr
Meanings
- three, set five remove two (abacus rule)
- efficiently
- quickly and easily
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1–4–3–2–4 · san1 xia4 wu3 chu2 er4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
saam1 haa6 ng5 ceoi4 ji6
Cantonese word readings for 三下五除二. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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saam1 haa6 ng5 ceoi4 ji6
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adv
- (figurative) (doing things) in an instant; in the blink of an eye; quickly and easily
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